「男性嫌悪のハンドサイン」物議のネクソンに殺人予告まで…警察が捜査=韓国
'Hand sign that hates men' Controversial Nexon has murder teaser...Police investigates = South Korea
Nexon's head office has launched an investigation into the controversy surrounding the appearance of a suspected "man-hating hand sign" in a game promotional video for South Korean online game giant Nexon Korea.
When women's groups teased a gathering in front of the building, a threatening letter was posted threatening to brandish a deadly weapon. According to the Cyber Investigation Team of the Northern Police Agency in Gyeonggi Province on the 28th, this morning,
Police are investigating after a threat was posted on internet communities such as "Ido" threatening to "kill everyone" to participants in a women's group rally scheduled in front of Nexon's headquarters.
While the police are tracking down the person who posted the threatening message, they also plan to station police officers at the site where the rally was planned in case of an emergency.
Prior to this, Nexo, produced by the animation production company "Studio Puri"
A public relations video for the ``Angelic Buster Remastered Animation'' of ``MapleStory'' caused controversy when a scene suspected of ``man-hating hand signs'' appeared. This hand
Dosain has been used by the male-hating internet community Megalia to demean the body parts of Korean men using their index finger and thumb.
As the controversy escalated, Studio Puri posted a statement on its official SNS on the 26th of this month, saying, ``We would like to express our gratitude to the users who enjoy the game, who trusted us and gave us our work.
We apologize for causing controversy for the company and the many people watching this situation,'' but added, ``This was not an intentional move.''
Nexon also made the controversial promotional video private, saying, ``We will release the controversial part as soon as possible.''
We will conduct a detailed investigation and take necessary measures." In response, a women's group called for ``Nexon to stop the ``man-hating hand sign'' controversy, which has succumbed to the collective delusion of some users.''
They teased that they will hold a rally in front of Nexon Korea's headquarters in Seongnam today at 11 a.m.
2023/11/28 12:00 KST
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